The Andean sovereign increased its investor base, extended its maturities and pre-financed debt in this remarkable liability management exercise
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AWARDS: Structured Financing
This issuer became the first South American airline to employ a complex financing tool, overcoming untested legal ground in multiple jurisdictions to significantly upsize this landmark transaction
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AWARDS: Syndicated loan (1)
A complex financing structure drew plaudits from rival bankers for its sophisticated execution and success in attracting new lenders
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AWARDS: CORPORATE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
The deal’s negative new issue premium marked the culmination of a long-running liability management program that has lengthened the Brazilian company’s maturity profile
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AWARDS: QUASI-SOVEREIGN BOND
Argentina’s largest-ever corporate bond had orders from more than 300 accounts, including real money and retail — a big achievement given its owner’s turbulent relationship with markets
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AWARDS: CROSS-BORDER M&A DEAL
This large investment came as doubts grew over mining industry profitability, securing investment in a project that’s pivotal to Peru’s economy
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AWARDS: RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring debt can be a messy business. This Brazilian company showed it can be streamlined
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AWARDS: DEALS OF THE YEAR 2014
Astute decision making became more important in 2014 as investor concern about emerging markets grew, Mexico’s reforms took shape and Brazil’s elections paused deals. LatinFinance selects the deals and institutions that managed those hurdles most effectively
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AWARDS: SOVEREIGN BOND
The state managed to increase the deal’s size and tighten a landmark return to the Eurobond markets after its 2008 default
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AWARDS: DOMESTIC M&A DEAL
A merger of two companies with no control groups created a benchmark for M&A in Brazil in education and other industries